Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen by Anthony Doerr, Werner Löcher-Lawrence

69 reviews

cityiguana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Really a beautiful book. I read it right after Demon Copperhead (also an excellent book) which felt to be largely about the ways that adults can be cruel to children. There are cruel characters and dark parts of All The Light We Cannot See, but the kindness and nobility of the characters really shines through. Emotional, gripping, sad, beautiful, and incredibly hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness

christiemaple's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aliviafernando's review against another edition

challenging informative sad

2.5

This book was hard for me to get into. I found that the ending was anticlimactic and we waited for something and the moment last about 2 pages. This book was hyped a lot but I am disappointed. The words were beautiful, especially the descriptions, but the storylines together was sometimes hard to follow. I really enjoyed reading about Marie's struggle as a blind girl during the war.
 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

maddierandolph's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pregnancy

clarareadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

lisbethleftwich's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

ssionainn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

jrae1334's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is potentially one of the best written books I’ve ever read. The non-chronological order is easy to keep track of, and the writing puts you right there with the characters. A beautiful book, with a heartbreaking view of the war from all different angles and a bittersweet ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence and Death of parent

kiml_page's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

this_just_in's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence and Suicide